DocumentCode
3063050
Title
Optical scattering as a contrast mechanism in confocal imaging
Author
Jacques, Steven L.
Author_Institution
Biomedical Engineering & Dermatology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, 97229, USA
fYear
2008
fDate
20-25 Aug. 2008
Firstpage
803
Lastpage
803
Abstract
Reflectance-mode confocal microscopy can distinguish and measure the scattering coefficient (μs [cm−1]) and the anisotropy of scattering (g) of in vivo biological tissues, which characterize the ultrastructure of a tissue.
Keywords
Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Biological tissues; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Focusing; In vivo; Optical imaging; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Computer Simulation; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Light; Microscopy, Confocal; Models, Biological; Nephelometry and Turbidimetry; Refractometry; Scattering, Radiation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC
ISSN
1557-170X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN
1557-170X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649274
Filename
4649274
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